Three killed in two separate road crashes in Kerala district
An elderly couple died when their scooter collided with a private bus in Kothamangalam, while a 34-year-old man was killed and his six-year-old son injured after their two-wheeler was allegedly hit by a truck in Edathala, police said.
Three people, including an elderly couple, were killed in two separate road accidents in Kerala’s Ernakulam district, while a six-year-old boy was injured, police said. In the first crash, Jose Varghese, 66, and his wife, Susan, 57, died when the scooter they were riding collided with a private bus at Thundam junction on Vadattupara road in Kothamangalam on Sunday. The accident occurred at about 10:30 a.m.
as the bus was travelling towards Bhoothathankettu from Vadattupara and negotiating a curve, according to the FIR cited by the report. The scooter and bus collided head-on. The couple were taken to a private hospital in Kothamangalam but were declared dead on arrival, Kuttampuzha police said.
Police registered a case against the bus driver for alleged rash driving and causing death by negligence. The second accident occurred on Saturday night near Kuzhikkattukara Juma Masjid in Edathala. Rameesh, 34, of Fort Kochi, was killed after the two-wheeler he was riding was allegedly struck by a truck.
Rameesh died at the scene, while his six-year-old son, Ridan, who was riding pillion, sustained injuries. The Edathala police registered a case over the crash. The supplied report did not state whether any arrests had been made or provide further information about the condition of the injured child.
The cases remain under police investigation.
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